Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)


Adrian de Monluc, Le Courtisan Grotesque, Iliazd, Le Degré 41, Paris, 1974 (Cramer Books 182; Dupin 660-675) The complete set of 15 etchings and aquatints in colours, printed on double pages of ancient Japan paper, with title, text in French and justification, signed in pencil by the artist and publisher, numbered 16 on the justification, from the total edition of 110, the full sheets, in good overall condition, loose (as issued), within the parchment cover with the drypoint on the front cover and brown paper folder, with the beige cloth slipcase with the artist's name on the spineSheet 415 x 580mm.Folio 460 x 340mm.
|The inspiration behind Mirò's Le Courtisan Grotesque is the 17th century French poet Adrian de Monluc, so-called Comte de Cramail, a flamboyant figure at the court of Henri IV who was known for his brawling and intriguing character. His oeuvre was rediscovered in 1941 and Picasso also illustrated his poems. The comte's personality and history was probably as much an inspiration as his texts, and would have met kindred spirits in Mirò and Picasso.